Permit· Koh Tarutao· Thailand
Tarutao National Park HQ, Ao Pante
6° 42.1′ N · 99° 38.8′ E
Tarutao's park headquarters at Ao Pante Malacca: visitor centre, museum, shop, restaurant, bungalows and campground, and the place to pay park fees and pick up trail information.
Practical
Position: OpenStreetMap visitor centre (first-aid post and piers mapped alongside). Southeast Asia Pilot lists bamboo houses, bungalows, small store, restaurant, museum, visitors' centre, communications office, toilets and library; sea-turtle nursing ponds at the entrance to the administration building. thainationalparks.com (June 2026): main island open daily 8:30am–4:30pm year-round; visitor centre 074 783 485, headquarters 074 783 597; no ATMs. Wikivoyage: two park restaurants and a mini-mart (fried rice about 70 THB, beer 50 THB); park bungalows 600 THB (fan) and 1,500 THB (air-con), with electricity about 6 hours each evening; bookings by phone. Macaques, dusky langurs and wild boar are common around HQ. Verify prices locally.
Best for
Park fees, information, a meal ashore
Nearby
- Ao Pante Park Restaurant (Tarutao HQ)Right here
- Mu Ko Tarutao National Park FeeRight here
- Ao Pante Mangrove Longtail and Kayak Trip (Khlong Pante)0.1 NM away
- To-Boo Cliff Viewpoint0.1 NM away
- Ao Pante Anchorage (Tarutao)0.3 NM away
- Crocodile Cave (Tham Jarakhe) by dinghy0.4 NM away
- Ao Molae Beach, Tarutao1.2 NM away
- Ao Molae Park Restaurant (Tarutao)1.2 NM away